Wood-holder.



No. 780,800. PATENTBD JAN. 24, 1905.

v C. B.`KIFlElRS'IlIIN.4

WOOD HULDER.

APPLICATION FILED 11.43.22,'1904.

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UNITED STATES kPatented. January 24, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

wooo-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,800, dated January 24, 1905.

I Application iiled March 1904. Serial N0.'199,4=24.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL B. KEFERSTEIN, Yof Washington, District of` Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wood-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others ski/lled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to provide'a fuel-holder which, aside from being Astrong and durable, as well as' attractive in appearance, will accommodate logs of various sizes, and the parts whereof may be readily adjusted to conform to the space on the hearth of an open fireplace whereon it is located.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a viewin perspective. Fig. 2 is a front elevation.. Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

The holder comprises two frames l of corresponding formation, each frame being ofv approximately U shape and equipped with legs 2. The'sides or arms 3 are somewhat divergently arranged, terminating in rounded ter is raised, as at 5, so as to form two separate compartments for the bottom logs, and thereby prevent the latter from always falling directly toward thecenter. Furthermore,

lI am enabled by this arrangementv tokeep apart logs of different sizes, if desired-that is to say, heavy logs may be placed to one side of the raised centers, while splitor kindlilng wood will be supported on the other slc e.

The legs 2 are preferably composed of pieces of metal riveted or otherwise secured to the under sides of the frames about mid- Way between the sidesv and centers thereof and equipped with downwardly extended curved portions 6.

v In practice the holder is intended to stand on the hearth of an open fireplace.

A It will benoted that the two framesl composing the holder may be moved closer together or farther apart, as conditions may require, and also that the frames may be of different siz'es to accommodate various hearths.

I do not confine myself to the exact formation of the frames as herein described, since it is obvious that the contour of the bar composing each frame is largely a matter of choice. Y

Ifclaim as my invention-- l. A wood-holder comprising aplurality of frames each of which is substantially U shape and provided with means for dividing it into separate compartments.

2. A wood-holder comprising a plurality of frames of substantially U shape, each frame being raised at its center to form separate compartments, and supporting-legs secured to such frames, as and for the purpose stated. ends 4. The bottom of the frame at its cen- 3. .A wood-holder comprising a plurality of frames each'of which consists of a single bar bent into approximately U shape, the sides or arms whereof are divergent, with the transverse center raised or bent upwardly, and supporting-legs secured to the under side of such bar. In testimony whereof I. have signed this specification inthe presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

CARL B. KEFERsTEiN.-

Witnesses:

PAUL BAoHsoHMID, Jr., EUGENE GroUeH. 

